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To build back better, Governments need to spend better: Chile is moving in that direction
For the Country Office in Chile, having been invited to take part in a group of experts to propose innovative means to support the State response is a testament to the trust our counterparts put in…
Racing against the virus: An early look at the state of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in LAC
This #GraphForThought looks at the data on vaccination procurement and vaccination administration in the LAC region to offer an early look at the current state of affairs.
We cannot perpetuate the male model as the universal one. When are we going to learn?
COVID-19 ha creado una crisis sin precedentes que ha revelado y exacerbado grietas existentes en nuestras sociedades como son las grandes desigualdades estructurales, muy especialmente las…
Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean set priorities for the post COVID-19 recovery agenda
Over 2,700 attendees and representatives from 35 governments met virtually on January 12, 13 and 14 at the XII Ministerial Forum for Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean “COVID-19 -…
Latin America and the Caribbean: Effective Governance, beyond Recovery
Between September and November 2020, UNDP organized seven consultations with a variety of actors in the region. It was concluded that the magnitude of the governance crisis requires recognizing that…
Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean envision development in the region beyond COVID-19 response and recovery
The 2020 Ministerial Forum, “Beyond Recovery. Towards a new social contract for LAC” will focus on three critical areas for development moving forward: strengthened social protection and fiscal…
What we knew then, what we know now: Looking back on COVID-19 in 5 Charts
Looking back on 2020 through the lens of #GraphForThought, it is evident how quickly both the development concerns in the region shifted as well as the data available to understand them. In LAC, we…
30 Years of Human Development in LAC in 5 Graphs
The 1990 HDR was the first major milestone in moving empirically in this direction with its creation of the Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI was an effort to move beyond income to also consider…
Corruption: the other global pandemic to eradicate
Corruption undermines any prospects for sustainable development and is a detour away from Agenda 2030. It significantly contributes to poverty, functioning effectively as a regressive tax that…
The Socio-Economic Implications of COVID pandemic: Ideas for policy action. Volume 2: Country notes
The second volume is a compilation of country-specific analyzes that address the particular situation faced by some economies in the region.
